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AUTHOR
PASTOR
SPIRITUAL COACH
Combining progressive Christianity with conscious spirituality
to help you, me, and we stay open to life and to love.
Stay open.
Always.
Let me help.
Author,
Digital Pastor, &
Spiritual Coach
Combining progressive Christianity with conscious spirituality to help you, me, and we stay open to life and to love.
Stay open.
Always.
Let me help.
Hey, I’m Colby
I love helping people find healing, transformation, and hope.
There’s too much beauty and goodness in the world to ever close our hearts.
Therefore, I create resources and offer services to help people grow in their journey of faith.
SO IF YOU…
Wonder what faith can look like on the other side of a deconstruction
Are curious about being both progressive and Christian
If you identify as LGBTQ and need to hear that neither the Bible nor God condemns you
THEN YOU’RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
Hey, I’m Colby
I’m passionate about helping people find healing, hope, and transformation.
There’s too much beauty and goodness in the world to ever close our hearts.
Therefore, I create resources and offer services to help people grow in their journey of faith.
SO IF YOU…
Wonder what faith can look like on the other side of a deconstruction
Are curious about being both progressive and Christian
If you identify as LGBTQ and need to hear that neither the Bible nor God condemns you
THEN YOU’RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
“Accessible, thought-provoking, and always leaving our people wanting more. Between his books and his preaching, Colby has had a significant impact on Austin New Church.”
— Jason Morriss, Lead Pastor @ Austin New Church
“Colby was such an encouragement to our community. He is a source of great hope for those who are wondering what reconstructing their faith might look like”
— Samantha Beach, Associate Pastor @ Church on Morgan
“A perfect blend of emotional intelligence, thoughtful theology, and an engaging speaking style.”
— Ryan Gear, Pastor @ The Well
Through my writing, speaking, and workshops, I come alive when I help others to thrive.
Keep scrolling to see all the ways I empower you, your church, and community
to stay open,
love more fully, and live more freely.
guest
Preacher
Including but not limited to:
Post-evangelical • Lutheran • Methodist • Episcopal • Presbyterian
Disciples of Christ • Unitarian Universalist • Non-denominational
Whether joining your current series, preaching from the Lectionary, or bringing one of my favorite messages,
I love traveling around the country to speak at churches of all kinds.
“ACCESSIBLE AND THOUGHT PROVOKING.
LEAVES OUR COMMUNITY WANTING MORE.”
-Jason Morriss, Austin New Church
unclobber
Workshops
Ready to really dig in to the Clobber Passages?
In these One Day intensives, we spend between 4-6 hours systematically showing that the Bible does not say what we’ve always been told it says about homosexuality.
Workshops include:
Teaching on all Clobber passages • Q&A after each session
Full Color Workbook • Access to the Online Courses for attendees Customizable for your context
“COLBY BLENDS SCHOLARSHIP, WISDOM,
AND CURIOSITY WITH A POSTURE OF HUMILITY.
THE UNCLOBBER WORKSHOP WAS
TRANSFORMATIVE FOR OUR CHURCH.”
-Rev Jackie Putnam, Fourth Presbyterian Church
Author
“COLBY SHOWS UP WITH KINDNESS,
VULNERABILITY, AND HOPE.”
-Glennon Doyle
“A THEOLOGIAN’S INTELLIGENCE WITH
A PASTOR’S SENSITIVITY.”
-Brian McLaren
Author
“COLBY SHOWS UP WITH KINDNESS,
VULNERABILITY, AND HOPE.”
-Glennon Doyle
“A THEOLOGIAN’S INTELLIGENCE WITH
A PASTOR’S SENSITIVITY.”
-Brian McLaren
Online Courses
UnClobber Scripture with me, via video, at your own pace.
“FEELS LIKE I’M IN STAR WARS WATCHING A HOLOGRAM OF MASTER YODA TEACHING ME THE WAY.”
-Victor
“GREAT COURSE! THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR LIGHT.”
-Victoria
“YOU HELP US TO SHOW UP IN THE WORLD AS TRUE, CHRIST-LIKE FOLLOWERS OF JESUS.”
-Peter
Events
“BOTH KIND AND KNOWLEDGEABLE, HAVING COLBY HERE
WAS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR.
WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND BRINGING HIM TO YOUR COMMUNITY!”
-Dan Minor, Pastor at Harvest Sarasota
Conferences
“A THEOLOGIAN’S INTELLIGENCE WITH
A PASTOR’S SENSITIVITY.”
-Brian McLaren
UnClobber WORKSHOPS
“Blending scholarship, wisdom, and curiosity, with a posture of humility, Colby captivates attention and disarms contention. His workshop was transformative!”
— Rev Jackie Putnam @ Fourth Presbyterian Church
Wherever you are,
I’ll come to you.
GUEST preacher
“Both knowledgeable and kind,
Colby was a highlight last year!”
— Dan Minor, Pastor @ Harvest Sarasota
special EVENTS
“Colby is the real deal. He brought our community a great reminder of the way God is leading the future of progressive, inclusive Christianity!”
— Danny Lybarger, Pastor @ The Well
AUTHOR
of TWO BOOKS
UnClobber
Rethinking Our Misuse of the Bible On Homosexuality
Discover a better way to understand and interpret the clobber passages (aka, the six verses in the Bible historically used to justify discrimination against LGBTQ people).
“Colby doesn’t play it safe. He dives right into the deep end—into the scary, wonderful, messy truth of a grace free for all.”
The Shift
Surviving and Thriving after Moving from Conservative to Progressive Christianity
A survival guide for when you’ve left (or been kicked out) your conservative religious community and are becoming a more progressive Christian.
“If you feel like a spiritual orphan, I urge you to read The SHIFT and discover home.”
RESOURCES
ONLINE COURSES
Go deeper in to why the Bible does not condemn LGBTQ people w/ my all new UnClobber Online Courses.
AUDIO BOOK
All new Audio Book experience for The SHIFT. Each chapter is a fully produced podcast episode.
MUSIC
Original songs about love, loss, divorce, heartache, dating, wholeness, healing, and spirituality.
VIDEOS
Where I teach more in-depth; view episodes of The Alter; discover how to be both progressive & Christian.
RESOURCE OF THE MONTH
The UnClobber Online Courses
I’ve taken the best of my UnClobber research and turned them in to four easy to digest courses you can take at your leisure
SERVICES
SPIRITUAL COACHING
Book a 50 minute call with me to talk about faith, life, the soul, the Bible, God, religion, or whatever you need.
GUEST PREACHING
Invite me to speak at your church, event, or gathering. In-person (if I can get to you) or virtually (because I can get anywhere!)
EVENT SPEAKING
Bring me to your company seminar or workshop. Topics include: LGBTQ Inclusion, Shifting Faith, progressive spirituality, and more.
WEBSITE DESIGNING
Need a new/modern website? Or an updated logo? Let me build you a beautiful website to make you/your product/your service shine.
WEDDING OFFICIATING
I’ve performed close to a hundred weddings (both straight and gay). I love love, and I love marrying people!
FEATURED SERVICE
Unless you’re one of those rare 5% of the population folks, I’m gonna guess…
YOU NEED A NEW/BETTER WEBSITE.
Instead of:
Continuing to put it off, thinking it doesn’t matter, or
Spending all that time and money trying to figure it out yourself, or
Forking over too much dough to have someone else do it,
Shoot me an email and let’s talk!
I’d love to make something for you that you can be proud of and that will make you and your work shine.
New Audio Book for The SHIFT
New Audio Book for The SHIFT
Listen to The SHIFT as a fully produced series of podcasts where each chapter in the book is a new episode.
This new, immersive audio book experience is a unique way to read my second book, The SHIFT.
Get a free preview on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, then buy the full book to unlock all the chapters/episodes!
Free Preview